[kanaloa]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/37906/crawford

I have to admit, that is a pretty interesting video. I thought it'd be real Pro Bush, but it's neither honestly. It's just the story of Crawford before and during Bush as President - some of it's pretty funny, and some is sad too.

I honestly had no idea Bush wasn't even from Texas until I saw this. So it's worth a watch if you have the time to do so.

[phileysmiley]

I got this in my email:

CRAWFORD is available for free online at HULU today, along with Amazon.com VOD, itunes and other platforms. If you are planning on any political doc pieces this month, CRAWFORD is worthy of inclusion--David Modigliani's award-winning SXSW documentary about a small town thrust into big time politics when President Bush calls it home, is a prism into how so many politicians use "small town values" without concern for small towns. Let us know if you would like to speak with the Director or get a DVD of the film if you don't want to stream.


In Association with

Present

CRAWFORD

A documentary film by David Modigliani

[kanaloa]

Larry, isn't a lot of what you do and go to considered "Indie" material?

I thought it was interesting we're doing more and more of that kind of thing at work. I'm not directly involved in the project, but I thought I'd mention it, just in case you ever do any future Southern Flims. Maybe you could help spread the word.

http://southernlens.org/

[phileysmiley]

That's a really interesting project. I particularly like the Thursday night series on South Carolina Educational Television. Anything that exposes independent films to the public is a good thing.

Some of the films I've been most involved with in the last couple of years were shot in the South. The independent film industry around Atlanta, Georgia is just exploding right now. It's turning into a little Hollywood of the South.

I've never been to any of the film festivals down there but a few are growing in stature.

One thing I'd recommend is that they set up a MySpace. Most independent films, filmmakers, and festivals have one and it's a great networking tool. I'd add them and, by definition, the word would spread among the industry friends I have.

[kanaloa]

Yep, I work for ETV. I wish we could put the Southern Lens episodes online each Friday morning, but they have popular music in them, and that goes back to our discussion earlier today on music. So unfortunately we cannot encode those and put them online.

[phileysmiley]

Just got this letter from the director --

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After 3 years of filmmaking, we're thrilled to say: CRAWFORD is yours!

On our new website you'll find a beautiful double-disc DVD http://crawfordmovie.com/ , replete with some truly incredible extras http://crawfordmovie.com/dvd#extras , including our screening of CRAWFORD in the town of Crawford itself and reactions from all the film's characters.

I'm also excited to say that, in a groundbreaking event, CRAWFORD premieres on Hulu.com this week. This is the first major online premiere in history and it's an easy way to share the film with friends in a high quality stream. CRAWFORD is currently the most popular movie on Hulu!

CRAWFORD will play a total of 34 festivals this year. Since it's SXSW spotlight premiere, it's won the Brooklyn FF Audience Award for Best Documentary and six other great awards; two AP stories on the film have run around the world.

Variety calls it "poignant," Premiere calls it "richly compelling" and The New York Sun calls it "revelatory." Now you can own it -- and share it.


BUY THE FILM HERE
http://crawfordmovie.com/

SEE THE FILM ON HULU HERE
http://www.hulu.com/watch/37906/crawford

IF YOU LIKE CRAWFORD, SHARE IT - FOR FREE

This isn't another video to send around - this is a feature-length film you can give to your friends and your family.

(From Hulu, click "share" and then email it to friends or post it to your Facebook page. You can also just send the Hulu link. Encoded and ready to roll, the film is yours to distribute. This still astounds me.)

JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7964304829

Thanks for all of your support and interest. This is an exciting day --

David and the Crawford Team

PS This is a personal email, but after signing with our distributor, B-Side Entertainment, future updates will come through them.